SALT Session 9

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SALT Session 9

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• INTEGRATION
• Exodus

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Gather WelcomeAnnouncements

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Opening Prayer

• Deuteronomy 64-9
• Reflection Time What have you
  learned that you would teach your children?

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GOALS

• To clarify and summarize important themes and
  literary forms in the Pentateuch, in Exodus.
• To grow into deeper commitment as a person within
  a community of faith.
• To enter into the process of learning, sharing,
  praying and growing into deeper personal faith.

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Leadership Focus

• Hospitality
• Listening skills
• Handouts
• Development of small/large group
• Facilitators and Recorders
• Evaluation process

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Description, 4 Sources

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4 Source Theory

• Gather resources
• Divide into Four Groups
• J, E, D, P
• Use resources to answer
• 1. What is the life setting?
• 2. What is the style of writing?
• 3. What is the sense of God?
• 4. What is the spirituality?
• 5. Give one brief Scripture passage.
• Presentation I am the Yahwist

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Small Group (30 minutes)Task Presentation (3-4
minutes)

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Break

• 10 Minutes

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What have we learned

• About Scripture ?
• About The Pentateuch ?
• About Exodus ?
• About Prayer Forms ?

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Pentateuch 10 Central Themes Which do you
identify with most strongly?

• Creation establishes a good world.
• God has blessed human life.
• Humanity has a tendency to sin.
• God delivers from all evil.
• God fulfills the promises.

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Pentateuch 10 Central Themes Which do you
identify with most strongly?

• The covenant binds God to Israel.
• The law expresses Israels bond to God.
• Worship is praise is thank you.
• Religious life is life in community.
• God directs all of history.

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Biblical Spirituality 10 Themes Which have
become more important to you?

• All things in our life must flow from faith.
• Our prayer and our daily life must be one.
• We must respect Gods holiness.
• We must in turn imitate the divine holiness.
• Holiness needs to be translated into compassion.

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Biblical Spirituality 10 Themes Which have
become more important to you?

• Life is a journey.
• All life requires is a trust in God.
• We are people of the land.
• Faith is a family affair.
• Prayer must fill our lives.

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Evaluation

• Did SALT meet its general goals?
• Did SALT provide appropriate guidance in your
  learning from the weekly sessions?
• About the Scriptures?
• About the Pentateuch?
• About the Book of Exodus?

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ACTION

• Thank you for your personal commitment to the
  study of Exodus and to SALT.
• For the start of Season 2 read Mark (in one
  sitting if possible).

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Closing Prayer

• Numbers 6 24-26

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